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came into office, he asked the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more so we could reduce our deficit and still invest in the skills and ideas of our people. and you know what? at the time, the republicans in congress and a senate candidate by the name of mitt romney, i don't want you to boo, i want you to vote. i want you to vote. but a republican candidate by the name of mitt romney said, bill clinton's plans would hurt the economy and kill jobs. turns out his math was just as bad then as it is now. because by the end of president clinton's second term, america created 23 million new jobs and incomes were up and poverty was down and our deficit had turned into a surplus. so florida, we know that our ideas work. we also know that their ideas don't. because we tried their ideas too. we trieded giving big tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. we tried giving insurance companies and oil companies and wall street free reign to do whatever they wanted and what did we get? falling interest rates and the slowest growth in half a century and a financial crisis that we have been cleaning up a
came into office, he asked the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more so we could reduce our deficit and still invest in the skills and ideas of our people. and you know what? at the time, the republicans in congress and a senate candidate by the name of mitt romney, i don't want you to boo, i want you to vote. i want you to vote. but a republican candidate by the name of mitt romney said, bill clinton's plans would hurt the economy and kill jobs. turns out his math was just as bad then...
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ends up shooting the deficit up. so we though what the right choice is, but face it, governor romney is a talented salesman. in this campaign, he is trying as hard as he can to repackage these same policies and offer them up as change. we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. giving more power back the biggest banks is not change. another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies until after the election, that is not change. we have seen that before. all right. we have seen that before. ruling out compromise by pledging to rubber stamp the tea party's agenda in congress is not change. and by the way, when you try to change the facts, just because they are inconvenient to the campaign is definitely not change. trying to massage the facts, you know, that is not change. that's just -- we, look, we have been seeing this out of governor romney and the friends over the past few weeks, right here in o ohio. u
ends up shooting the deficit up. so we though what the right choice is, but face it, governor romney is a talented salesman. in this campaign, he is trying as hard as he can to repackage these same policies and offer them up as change. we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. giving more power back the biggest banks is not change. another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies...
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the result of this top-down economics was falling income, record deficit, the slowest job growth in half a century and an economic crisis that we've been cleaning up for the last four years. now, in the closing weeks of this campaign governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly, the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years, and he is offering them up as change. he is saying he is the candidate of change. well, let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. what the governor is offering sure ain't change. getting more power back to the biggest banks isn't change. leaving millions without health insurance isn't change. mother $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. turning medicare into a voucher is change, but we don't want that change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies isn't change. ruling out compromise by pledging to rubber stamp the tea party's agenda as president, that's definitely not change. in fact, that's
the result of this top-down economics was falling income, record deficit, the slowest job growth in half a century and an economic crisis that we've been cleaning up for the last four years. now, in the closing weeks of this campaign governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly, the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years, and he is offering them up as change. he is saying he is...
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you said you'd cut the deficit in half. it's four years later, we still have trillion-dollar deficits. >> i was so thrilled at the debate, for people to see my husband unfiltered through -- without any negative ads. >> throughout the debates, romney the pragmatist was on stage, not romney the conservative of the republican primaries, confusing to some but not to ann, who finally saw the side of romney she had been pushing to reveal all along. >> as you know, gloria, i said last time i would never do this again. i mean, it's really hard for a family member, a person that loves this person that you see going through these difficulties and just know how tough it is on that person that you love, and so for me it comes out of a compassion for mitt and a compassion and passion for how important this election is. i want people to think, if they vote for mitt, they're going to get this country moving again. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members w
you said you'd cut the deficit in half. it's four years later, we still have trillion-dollar deficits. >> i was so thrilled at the debate, for people to see my husband unfiltered through -- without any negative ads. >> throughout the debates, romney the pragmatist was on stage, not romney the conservative of the republican primaries, confusing to some but not to ann, who finally saw the side of romney she had been pushing to reveal all along. >> as you know, gloria, i said...
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. >> we hear a lot of swing voters talking about the deficit and the debt. concerned about the economy, the jobs. but that's not abstract. they understand that on a fundamental level and that's a key pitch the republicans have been making. that issue does resonate with people at their kitchen table. >> all right. great conversation. thank you, guys. >> i got one question. one question for you, don. one question. >> yes. >> we're both in ohio. it is all cold. how come you look like you're on gq and i look like the michelin man. >> you should be asking yourself that question, ali velshi. >> thank you, ali. thank you john avalon. appreciate it. now to some serious news here. a new storm is threatening to make recovery efforts worse in the northeast. our meteorologist chad myers is here to tell us how bad it could be. chad, we're hearing of freezing temperatures, what is going on here? >> freezing temperatures are really the problem. and then there is another storm, a coastal low. sometimes you can call them nor'easters, but this one doesn't qualify as a nor'eas
. >> we hear a lot of swing voters talking about the deficit and the debt. concerned about the economy, the jobs. but that's not abstract. they understand that on a fundamental level and that's a key pitch the republicans have been making. that issue does resonate with people at their kitchen table. >> all right. great conversation. thank you, guys. >> i got one question. one question for you, don. one question. >> yes. >> we're both in ohio. it is all cold. how...
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he said he would lower the deficit, but then he doubled it. he said he would lower the unemployment rate and today, we learned it is 7.1%, and that is 9 million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. think of that, today's unemployment is higher today than the day barack obama took office. he promised to save social security and medicare from insolvency, and he didn't. rather he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for the obama devoted obama care. he said he would lower health care insurance premiums for the average family by $2,500 a year by each other, and now they are $3,000 higher for a average family. and gasoline, the american family now pays $2,000 a year more for gasoline than when he was elected. of course, he also said he would work across the aisle on the most important issues. listen to, this he has not met on the economy or the budget or on jobs with either of the republican leader of the house or the senate since july. instead of bridging the divide, he's made it wide
he said he would lower the deficit, but then he doubled it. he said he would lower the unemployment rate and today, we learned it is 7.1%, and that is 9 million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. think of that, today's unemployment is higher today than the day barack obama took office. he promised to save social security and medicare from insolvency, and he didn't. rather he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for the obama...
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the deal. >> it seemed the president had bridged the partisan divide and could count reining in the deficit as part of his legacy. but then in the final moments, the so-called grand bargain collapsed. >> i have offered ideas -- >> and finger-pointing began. >> not one time, not one time, did the administration ever put any plan on the table. >> it is hard to understand why speaker boehner would walk away from this kind of deal. >> for speaker boehner, the problem was a last request to alter the deal. >> i said, mr. president, you know i can't do this. we've been talking about this for months. i'm already as far out on a limb as i can get. you know this. why are you doing this? it's unfortunate. he basically blew up the deal. >> not true, says the white house. >> i think personally speaker boehner probably wanted to do something. he just couldn't control his caucus. >> but the speaker says his people were never the problem. >> i got into some tough negotiations with ted kennedy. he didn't flinch. he didn't back away from the deal. he went straight forward. that's courage. >> speaker boehner,
the deal. >> it seemed the president had bridged the partisan divide and could count reining in the deficit as part of his legacy. but then in the final moments, the so-called grand bargain collapsed. >> i have offered ideas -- >> and finger-pointing began. >> not one time, not one time, did the administration ever put any plan on the table. >> it is hard to understand why speaker boehner would walk away from this kind of deal. >> for speaker boehner, the...
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what does the deficit mean long-term, not just why don't i have a better paying job right now. so look, this is a place where people are very financially conservative. it is the midwest. and they're sick of seeing our government spend the way it has been. >> all right, poppy harlow in des moines, thank you very much. >> reporter: the fight for this key battleground state is heating up. we'll show you how they're helping to win over voters. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy.
what does the deficit mean long-term, not just why don't i have a better paying job right now. so look, this is a place where people are very financially conservative. it is the midwest. and they're sick of seeing our government spend the way it has been. >> all right, poppy harlow in des moines, thank you very much. >> reporter: the fight for this key battleground state is heating up. we'll show you how they're helping to win over voters. folks who save hundreds of dollars...
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i have a plan that will actually create jobs, that will actually lower our deficit. and will actually provide the middle class with a greater sense of security. and the good news is my plan, the math adds up. if you want to check it out, you can go to barackobama.com/plans. and i want you to share it with your friends and your neighbors and your coworkers. there are still people out there who are trying to make up their minds. some of you who are here may be trying to make up your mind. maybe your girlfriend dragged you out here. oh, no. maybe grandma said you have to go to the obama rally. and you're still trying to figure it out. so i'm asking you to compare my plan with governor romney's. i want you to know what we're proposing, each of us, and see which plan is better for you. and what is better for the future of america. so number one, i want to end tax breaks for companies that are shipping jobs overseas. i want to reward small businesses and manufacturers who are putting down roots here, hiring american workers, creating american products stamped with three pr
i have a plan that will actually create jobs, that will actually lower our deficit. and will actually provide the middle class with a greater sense of security. and the good news is my plan, the math adds up. if you want to check it out, you can go to barackobama.com/plans. and i want you to share it with your friends and your neighbors and your coworkers. there are still people out there who are trying to make up their minds. some of you who are here may be trying to make up your mind. maybe...
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he also said he would cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. >> earlier in the day, the candidate's wife, ann romney, visited the back of the campaign plane and handed out breakfast food to the reporters covering the race for the last year and a half. asked how she's feeling about the race, she said she's been touched by the people she's run across in the final weeks of the campaign. people have come up to her and told her about their struggles in this economy right now. as for this campaign, the way this is going to wrap up this weekend is that mitt romney is going to be heading off to ohio on sunday, and also pennsylvania, a battleground state, they believe they're now putting into play, and by the looks of it, it's getti more and more competitive as we head towards election day. jim acosta, cnn, dubuque, iowa. >> thanks so much, jim. not just the white house. democrats and republicans are waging a fierce fight for control of the u.s. house. he
he also said he would cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. he was going to get unemployment down to 5.2% right now. we just learned on friday it's up to 7.9%. >> earlier in the day, the candidate's wife, ann romney, visited the back of the campaign plane and handed out breakfast food to the reporters covering the race for the last year and a half. asked how she's feeling about the race, she said she's been touched by the people she's run across in the final weeks of the campaign....
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do you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? >> so that's mitt romney in roanoke, virginia, today. gloria, let's just look at the latest swing state polling. they're showing iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin, they're all leaning toward obama. we showed another poll yesterday showing the president leading ohio, back to ohio, by five points. point-blank, gloria borger, five days left, is time running out for mitt romney? >> sure. there's five days left f. you look out those polls, while most of them are within the margin of error, he would like to have it flipped the other way. having said that, time's also running out for the president. look. this is a tight race. it's tighter than a lot of people ever expected. it's come down to those handful of states. and what it really comes down to is getting the voters to the polls, brooke. that's why there's an emphasis on early voting because you can bus your voters who you know vote for you and get them to vote early. but it's a matter of intensity and enthusiasm and, you know, when you tal
do you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? >> so that's mitt romney in roanoke, virginia, today. gloria, let's just look at the latest swing state polling. they're showing iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin, they're all leaning toward obama. we showed another poll yesterday showing the president leading ohio, back to ohio, by five points. point-blank, gloria borger, five days left, is time running out for mitt romney? >> sure. there's five days left f. you...
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and that relates to the federal budget and the deficit. you see, if you're an entrepreneur thinking about starting a business like the marvin family did in the early 1900s, or if you're a big company thinking of expanding, you have to ask yourself, is america on the road to greece? are we on the road to economic crisis, as you're seeing in europe and italy and spain and other parts of the world. if we keep on spending, $1 trillion more than we take in, america is going to be, in fact, in that kind of circumstance down the road. and so we're going to have to make sure that people who would think about investing here are inclined to do so, because we're able to deal with our great challenges fiscally. and so that means i'm going to do something that's been spoken about for years, but hasn't been done. and that is, i'm going to consult federal spending, cup it, and finally get us on track to a balanced budget. and number five. number five. we have to champion small business. we have to help small businesses grow and thrive. that's where jobs
and that relates to the federal budget and the deficit. you see, if you're an entrepreneur thinking about starting a business like the marvin family did in the early 1900s, or if you're a big company thinking of expanding, you have to ask yourself, is america on the road to greece? are we on the road to economic crisis, as you're seeing in europe and italy and spain and other parts of the world. if we keep on spending, $1 trillion more than we take in, america is going to be, in fact, in that...
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the long-term deficit, what it means for their kids. at the same time i did meet obama supporters here who do like his plan, especially when it comes to investing in education, in training. they like obama care. they say our economy is not where it needs to be, but we are going to stick with the president to move forward because we like his thinking. interestingly, the man you saw on the piece, kevin harbor, told me wish there was a viable third party candidate because i'm not really sold on either of these guys. >> wow. that's very telling. poppy, thank you. appreciate it. >> yeah. >>> today both candidates are offering their vision for america. this is an exclusive opinion article for cnn.com on our worldwide website. president obama who just spoke in ohio a short while ago right on cnn.com today saying i believe america's prosperity was built on the strength of our middle class. we don't succeed when a few of the top do well while everyone else struggles to get by. we're better off when everyone gets a fair shot. everyone does their
the long-term deficit, what it means for their kids. at the same time i did meet obama supporters here who do like his plan, especially when it comes to investing in education, in training. they like obama care. they say our economy is not where it needs to be, but we are going to stick with the president to move forward because we like his thinking. interestingly, the man you saw on the piece, kevin harbor, told me wish there was a viable third party candidate because i'm not really sold on...
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governor romney touting what his final arguments say, pointing out the growing deficit and the economy problems under the obama administration. so those are the final messages that they're targeting toward those undecided voters, but for the 47% who have made up their mind, it's all about getting them to the polls right now. and in the last 48 hours of the campaign, you're going to see -- governor romney getting his last campaign appearance right here in new hampshire on monday nighnigh night. even though there's only four electoral states, there's a couple of scenarios when those four votes could come in handy. >> david mattingly, stay warm there in new hampshire. >>> the outcome of tuesday's election will have an impact on wall street as well as main street. in a minute we'll find out what impact. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. we don't let frequent heartburn come betwe
governor romney touting what his final arguments say, pointing out the growing deficit and the economy problems under the obama administration. so those are the final messages that they're targeting toward those undecided voters, but for the 47% who have made up their mind, it's all about getting them to the polls right now. and in the last 48 hours of the campaign, you're going to see -- governor romney getting his last campaign appearance right here in new hampshire on monday nighnigh night....
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. hand-carved on the side of a cliff is the guoliang tunnel. what?! you've got to be kidding me. [ derek ] i've never seen a road like this. there's jagged rock all the way around. this is really gonna test the ats on all levels. [ derek ] this road is the most uneven surface, and it gets very narrow. magnetic ride control is going to be working hard. the shock absorbers react to the road 1,000 times a second. it keeps you firmly in control. whoa! [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at
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now, change is a future where we reduce our deficit in a way that's balanced and responsible. i signed $1 trillion worth of spending cuts. i intend to do more. i'll work with both parties to streamline agencies and get rid of programs that don't work, but if we're serious about the deficit, we also have to ask the wealthiest americans to go back to the tax rates they paid when bill clinton was in office. because as long as i'm president, i will never turn medicare into a voucher just to pay for another millionaire's tax cuts. i will never allow this nation to be plunged into another battle over health care reform just so insurance companies can jump back into the driver's seat. i will never allow politicians in washington to control health care choices that women should be making for themselves. so, wisconsin, we know what change is. we know what the future requires. we don't need a big government agenda or a small government agenda. we need a middle class agenda that rewards hard work and responsibility. we don't need a partisan agenda. we need a commonsense agenda that says
now, change is a future where we reduce our deficit in a way that's balanced and responsible. i signed $1 trillion worth of spending cuts. i intend to do more. i'll work with both parties to streamline agencies and get rid of programs that don't work, but if we're serious about the deficit, we also have to ask the wealthiest americans to go back to the tax rates they paid when bill clinton was in office. because as long as i'm president, i will never turn medicare into a voucher just to pay for...
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> president obama no
national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america...